Montessori Child Development Center of California
Montessori Child Development Center of California was a licensed child care center in Poway, CA, licensed for up to 70 children. Its license closed around June 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it twice, investigated 1 complaint (0 substantiated) and issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Based on observation, the facility did not comply with the section cited above for an in ground pool and fencing requirements, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview the center did not comply with the section cited above for a life ring with a minimum diameter of 17 inches, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the fencing around the pool is climbable chain link, just 4'2", short of the required 5', without a self-latching gatet, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews with the director, staff and LPA observation, the director did not enforce the use of face masks/coverings on children and/or staff as required by state mandate in January 2022. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The director states that she will watch the video entitled Child Care Reporting Requirements on the Community Care Licensing website (www.ccld.ca.gov) and submit a signed and dated summary about reporting requirements via email to LPA by
Complaint investigations
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 372001507 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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